After the indictment, officers tried to locate Elkeelany and found he had fled the area. Investigators are now working with federal law enforcement authorities to locate the suspect, who they say may have fled outside the United States.

Right now, TTU told WZTV that the school is in the process of officially terminating Elkeelany. He resigned from his position as interim chair for the College of Engineering on Sept. 25 for a self-requested leave of absence.

Elkeelany started at Tech on Aug. 1, 2005 and was named interim chairperson of the Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering on Jan. 2, 2018, after the retirement of the previous fulltime chairperson.